Cruising with the crew of CALOU on the Baja Ha-ha and Pacific Puddle Jump

Arrival at Tenacatita

02/01/2011, Tenacatita, Jalisco, Mexico

We arrived in Tenacatita this afternoon, setting anchor around 1530 hours.

When we went to inflate the dinghy, we discovered that there was a flap that was supposed to be glued to the rigid fiberglass bottom, that became unglued. I spend a few hours via email with our crew member John back in the US to research which glues, of the 3 we had available, would be the best to use. John came through for us in spades :)

This photo is taken from our stern, as the sun sets in this delightful anchorage.

We're leaving Barra de Navidad today, heading north to Tenecatita, and other ports along the way to Puerto Vallarta. We are considering doing the Puddle Jump from P.V. to the South Pacific... stay tuned!

If we are to do this, we have a fairly short time to get the boat ready by the March 1 departure, and a ton of projects to get done in the mean time.

Pascale made a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner which included a roast turkey, cranberry sauce made with fresh cranberries, pumpkin bread, green beans with garlic and ginger, sweet potatoes, herb-garlic-cornbread stuffing, and of course, pumpkin pie with chopped pecan crust. It was heavenly!

Today was the 100th anniversary of the Mexican revolution (1910). The town of Cihuatlan had a parade, with townfolk dressed in 1910 period attire and carrying guns. This group was very pleased to have their picture taken. See Picasa photo album here